Bed rest pillow



June 16, 1964 v. E. HALTERMAN BED REST PILLOW 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledAug. 50, 1962 W/ M naw June 16, 1964 V. E. HALTERMAN BED REST PILLOW 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 30, 1962 umnkwil w a El United States Patent3,137,012 BED REST PILLOW Vern E. Halterman, Chicago, Ill., assignor toEdson, Incorporated, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Filed Aug.30, 1962, Ser. No. 220,504

Claims. (Cl. 5- 327) My invention relates to a dual purpose bed restpillow and which in assembled relation provides a bed rest pillow havingarm rests at each side thereof which may be used with a bed, couch,davenport, cot or the like as a p support pillow for use by one sittingup in bed upon a mattress, a couch or the like and which can bedisassemlbled and the component parts used as an ordinary pillow,

headrest, cushion, or the like and also when in such disassembledrelation can be stored on a closet shelf, within a drawer or in acomparatively small space compared with what would be needed if thepillow unitary form were attempted to be stored. Another and furtherobject of my invention is the pro vision of a dual purpose rest pillowwhich can be used placed in a plurality of positions upon the floor ofthe station wagon and which, when disassembled, can also be used as anordinary pillow or cushion might be used as a head rest for sleepingpurposes.

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of a dualpurpose bed rest pillow which is made in the usual formof pillows ofthis type, but which is providedwith flexible covers stitched or securedtogether by means of Zippers or the like and a filling such as foamrubber which can be cut to various sizes and shaped to conform to thecontours of the shell within which the filling is placed, which coverscan be easily and quickly removed from the filling and washed in theusual manner or dry cleaned as may be desired.

Another and further object of my invention is the pro vision of abed-rest 'pillow consisting of a back rest section and arm rest sectionof two arm rests connected by bands, one .of which is connected to therear ends of the arm rests, and the other is connected to the arm restsintermediate their ends which, with the arm rests, forms an open endedcompartment within which the back rest section is removably fitted andheld in operative relation with the arm rest sections to form a completepillow for supporting the upper part of the body in a sitting position,and which can easily disassembled for storage purposes, and the coversof the units removed for cleaning or laundry purposes. t 7

These and other objects of my invention will be more fully and betterunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings and in which:

FIGURE 1 is an exploded view of the component parts of my improved bedpillow shown in perspective;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the component parts of the pillow inassembled relation and ready for use;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional View on lines 33 of FIG- URE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken along lines 44 of FIGURE 3; and

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional view through one of the arm portions ofthe pillow taken on line 5-5 of FIG- URE 2.

Referring now specifically to the drawings and in which like referencecharacters refer to like parts throughout, a back support and arm restportion 10 is shown which comprises arm rest portions 11 and 12 whichare substantially alike and generally equal in size and rectangularshape, and with respect to the arm rest 11 comprises an outer caseportion'consisting of an outer side wall portion 13, an inner side wallportion 14, and a single strip of material which is folded into a topportion 15, a front portion 16 and a rear portion 17, which strip ofmaterial is stitched along its inner edge to the top of the side portion14 and to the front portion 16 along its inner vertical edge and to therear portion 17 along its inner vertical edge. The top portion 15 andthe ends' 16 and 17 of the casing are stitched along their outer edgesto the outer wall portion 13, thereby forming a casing for the arm restportion 11 on three sides and at each end, but open at its bottom. Abottom 18 for the casing is provided which consists of two strips ofmaterial 19 and 20 secured together along their adjacent edges by azipper 21 and to the end portions 16 and 17 along their bottom edges.The strip of material 19' is secured to the inner wall portion along itsouter edge while the strip 20 is secured to the outer wall portion 13along its lower outer edge, thus forming a complete case for the armrest portion 11. A block of sponge rubber filler 21a molded or cut toproper shape is fitted into the case thus formed, thereby completing thearm rest 11.

The side portion 13 and top 15 are secured together along their adjacentmeeting lines by means of a bead 22 which has a strip of material 23thereon which is wrapped around the bead 22 and the inner marginal edgesof the strip of material 23 folded together and stitching 24 passedthrough the marginal edges of the side 13 and top 15 and through thefolded portions of the covering material'23 surrounding the bead 22thereby securing the side 1.3 and top 15 -securely together andproviding beaded corners which adds to the attractiveness of the unit.The cover material for the bead 22 maybe of the same material as are theside, and end portions of the arm rest 11 or may be made of a differentcolor or a difierent material thus providing a decorative eifect on the.corners of the component. parts forming the unit.

The seams at theother corners of the arm rest are fashioned in the samemanner as the seam hereinabove described, and the same type of stitchingis preferably used in the making of the other component parts of theside panels 28 and 29 and aresecured together along their adjacentmeeting inside edges by a zipper 32. In this manner a complete case isformed within which a block of sponge rubber 21a is placed thus forminga complete resilient arm rest.

Secured to the inner portions 14 and 28 of the arm rests 11 and 12 is aback web 33 with a similar web 34 being provided which is secured at itsend 35 to the inner wall covering 14 of the arm rest 11 and at its otherend 36 to the inner wall 28 of the arm rest 12, this web member 34 beingintermediate the ends of the arm rests 11 and 12 and encloses a space 37between the webs 33 and 34 and the side arm portions 11 and 12. The web34 is secured to the adjacent walls of the arm rests 11 and 12 in aslightly diagonal direction whereby the space 37 is narrower from frontto rear at its upper portion than it is at the bottom for purposeshereinafter described.

supplying a support therefor.

The back section 38 is provided which consists of a casing composed of afront cover section 39, top cover portion 40, a back cover portion 41with a bottom cover 42 and side covers 43 and 44, which form a casewithin which a filler such as sponge'rubber 45 of appropriate dimensionand size is fitted. The bottom 42 has its forward edge secured to thelower front edge of the portion 39 and at its rear edge has a Zipper 46extending thereacross, which zipper 46 also extends upward in the sidepanels near their rear' edges which enables the case to be removed fromthe filling 45 of the back section of the pillow whentit is desired toremove the cover from the filling for cleaning or laundering the case. i

In use of the device, the back portion 38 is inserted into the space 37with the widened end of the back portion being in substantial registerof the bottoms of the arm rests 11 and 12 so that the three surfaces areon substantially the same level and when placed upon a mattress or otherlevel surface, will be fairly stable and will resist overturning to aconsiderable degree. The larger end portion of the back section 38 isfitted .within the space 37 and when in use, a person may sit upon amattress with elbows resting upon the arm rest sections 11 and 12 andthe back section 38 in engagement with the back of the person andBecause of the elastic filling, the back section 38 is yielding toweight placed against it or upon it, but is stable to support a personleaningagainst it, particularly if the arms of the person are rest ingupon the arm rests 11 and 12. In this position the pillow can be placedupon a bed or in any numerable instances for supporting the back andelbows of a person secured at its ends to the inner side walls of thearm rest sections intermediate their ends whereby a space is producedbetween the arm sections for receiving one end of the said back sectionand being fitted into the said space and held in position by the bandand arm rest sections in assembled relation.

2. A bed rest pillow comprising a back section, a plurality'of arm restsections, a' rear band secured at its ends to the said arm rest sectionsand a second band secured at its ends to the inner side walls of the armrest sections intermediate their ends and spaced from the said rear bandwith the back section removabiy fitted between the said bands and thesaid arm rest sections.

3. A bed rest pillow comprising a back portion of greater thickness atone end than the other, whereby a base portion is formed at one of itsends, arm rest sections at each of its ends, a band connecting the saidarm rest sections at their rear ends and spanning the spacetherebetween, and a second hand secured at each of its ends to the innerwalls of the said arm sections intermediate the ends of the said armrest sections and extending diagonally in a vertical direction acrossthe faces of the said arm rests, the arm rests and the bandsfrictionally engaging the lower portion of the back portion and forminga support for holding the said back portion in a vertical direction inassembled relation and permitting the separation of the back portionfrom the arm portions in disassembled relation.

4. A bed rest unit comprising in combination a back support pillowhaving a greater thickness at one of its ends than at the other and apair of arm rest pillows connected together at one of their ends by aflexible band of material secured at each of its ends to the said armrest pillows and by a flexible band spaced from the said first mentionedband a distance substantially equal to the greatest thickness of theback support pillow, the said 7 back support pillow being fitted betweenthe said flexible sirable to store these units, they can be easilyplaced on 5 a shelf in a closetor'in a door or the like with a minimumof space necessary for storing them.

In this condition the back rest can also be used as a cushion or as apillow and can be used without the arm rests if used in connection witha davenport already having a fixed back or a couch having some form ofmovable back support. It will thus be understood that the pillow asshown and described herein has a multiplicity of purposes and uses aswell as occupying a minimum of storage space if it is desired todismantle the pillow and store it when not in use. 7

While I have described more or less precisely the method employed andthe apparatus used therewith, I do not wish to be understood as limitingmystelf thereto, as I contemplate changes in form and the proportion ofparts and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggestor render expedient without departing from the spirit or scope of myinvention.

I claim: v

1. A bed rest pillow comprising a back section, a plurality of arm restsections, a rear band secured at its ends to the said arm rest sectionsand a second hand bands and held in vertical position by the saidflexible bands of material secured to the arm rest pillows.

5. A bed rest unit comprising in combination a back support pillowhaving a greater thickness at one of its ends than at the other and apair of arm rest pillows connected at one of their ends by a flexibleband of material secured at each of its ends to the ends of the said armrest pillows and by a second flexible band spaced from the said secondband a distance substantially equal to the greater thickness of the backsupport pillow, the

said back support pillow being fitted between the arm References Citedin the file of this patent v UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,105,336 Smith Jan.11, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS 110,586

Australia May 10, 1940

1. A BED REST PILLOW COMPRISING A BACK SECTION, A PLURALITY OF ARM RESTSECTIONS, A REAR BAND SECURED AT ITS ENDS TO THE SAID ARM REST SECTIONSAND A SECOND BAND SECURED AT ITS ENDS TO THE INNER SIDE WALLS OF THE ARMREST SECTIONS INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS WHEREBY A SPACE IS PRODUCEDBETWEEN THE ARM SECTIONS FOR RECEIVING ONE END OF THE SAID BACK SECTIONAND BEING FITTED INTO THE SAID SPACE AND HELD IN POSITION BY THE BANDAND ARM REST SECTIONS IN ASSEMBLED RELATION.